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Old April 4, 2002, 11:08 PM
Dien Rice
 
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Default The results of a study on web font readability....

Hi Ken,

Ralph Wilson did his own study of web font readability last year....

He found that most people found sans-serif fonts easier to read online....

You can read the detailed results of his study here....

- Dien Rice

> What type of font and size does everyone use
> on their websites ? I have seen suggestions
> of Verdana, Courier, Times New Roman in size
> 10 or 12. Are there any tested answers to
> this question ? In everyone's aim to put
> together a professional looking website,
> there is hopefully a logical answer here ?
> Does anyone know why one type and size is
> better than the rest for webpages ?

> Thank you.